Aaronic priesthood

The Aaronic priesthood is the lesser priesthood in the LDS Church. The priesthood included the authority to baptize and was named for Aaron in the Old Testament of the Bible. The holders of the Aaronic priesthood are typically young men from the ages of 12 to 18, and it was said that, on 15 May 1829, John the Baptist conferred the priesthood upon Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery.